The guardian shrine of Meiwa, standing in the plains of the Tone River basin.
Enshrining Amaterasu, revered for harvest blessings and household safety.
Meiwa is an agricultural town adjacent to Tatebayashi, with fertile land blessed by the Tone River.
Giant zelkova trees provide cool shade for summer visitors.
The October autumn festival features lion dance offerings giving thanks for bountiful ha…
Founded in the early Edo period, said to have been invited from Ise Shrine by Meiwa settlers.
Created alongside Tone River basin land development to pray for settlement success and harvests.
Shrine buildings were constructed during the Kyoho era, establishing its form as village guardian.
Throughout…
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "天照大御神"
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